2022–23 EHF European League knockout stage

The 2022–23 EHF European League knockout stage began on 21 March with the Last 16 and ended on 28 May with the final at the Campushalle in Flensburg, Germany, to decide the winners of the 2022–23 EHF European League.[1]

Format

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In the Last 16, the 16 teams ranked 1st–4th in the group stage play against each other in two-legged home-and-away matches. The eight winning teams advance to the quarterfinals, for another round of two-legged home-and-away matches. The four quarterfinal winners qualify for the final four tournament at the Campushalle (formerly Flens-Arena) in Flensburg, Germany.[2]

Pairings

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The pairings for the last 16 and the quarterfinals are based on group stage standings, according to the following bracket. This assures teams from the same group can only play each other again in the final four.

 
Last 16Quarterfinals
 
          
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3D
  Bidasoa Irun
302858
 
11 April/18 April
 
2C
  Sporting CP
2734 61
 
  Sporting CP 323062
 
21 March/28 March
 
  Montpellier HB 3231 63
 
4B
  FTC
302959
 
 
1A
  Montpellier HB
3643 79
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3C
  Fraikin BM Granollers
323062
 
11 April/18 April
 
2D
  Skanderborg-Aarhus
3425 59
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers 303565
 
21 March/28 March
 
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt 3127 58
 
4A
  SL Benfica
262854
 
 
1B
  SG Flensburg-Handewitt
3933 72
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3B
  Valur
293160
 
11 April/18 April
 
2A
  Frisch Auf Göppingen
3633 69
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen 323163
 
21 March/28 March
 
  RK Nexe 2327 50
 
4D
  HC Motor
232952
 
 
1C
  RK Nexe
2727 54
 
 
21 March/28 March
 
 
3A
  Kadetten Schaffhausen
382765
 
11 April/18 April
 
2B
  Ystads IF
3225 57
 
  Kadetten Schaffhausen 372461
 
21 March/28 March
 
  Füchse Berlin 3330 63
 
4C
  Skjern Håndbold
233255
 
 
1D
  Füchse Berlin
2838 66
 


Last 16

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The last 16 first legs were played 21 March 2023, while the second legs followed on 28 March 2023.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bidasoa Irun   58–61   Sporting CP 30–27 28–34
FTC   59–79   Montpellier HB 30–36 29–43
Fraikin BM Granollers   62–59   Skanderborg-Aarhus 32–34 30–25
SL Benfica   54–72   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–39 28–33
Valur   60–69   Frisch Auf Göppingen 29–36 31–33
HC Motor   52–54   RK Nexe 23–27 29–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen   65–57   Ystads IF 38–32 27–25
Skjern Håndbold   55–66   Füchse Berlin 23–28 32–38
21 March 2023
20:45
Bidasoa Irun   30–27   Sporting CP Pabellón Polideportivo Artaleku, Irun
Attendance: 1,556
Referees: Brkic, Jusufhodzic (AUT)
Azkue Saizar 6 (11–12) F. Costa 8
 4×  1×  Report   5× 
28 March 2023
20:45
Sporting CP   34–28   Bidasoa Irun Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,784
Referees: Baumgart, Wild (GER)
M. Costa 10 (15–12) Azkue Saizar 10
  4×  Report   4× 

21 March 2023
20:45
FTC   30–36   Montpellier HB Riz Levente Sport- és Rendezvényközpont, Budapest
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Jerlecki, Łabuń (POL)
Nagy 9 (17–16) Simonet 7
 3×  Report  3× 
28 March 2023
20:45
Montpellier HB   43–29   FTC FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Čerņavskis, Bogdanovs (LAT)
Bos 7 (23–11) Balogh 7
 3×  Report  3× 

21 March 2023
20:45
Fraikin BM Granollers   32–34   Skanderborg-Aarhus Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Vešović, Mitrović (MNE)
Gurri Aregay, García Robledo 6 (12–20) West Av Teigum 9
  3×  Report   5× 
28 March 2023
18:45
Skanderborg-Aarhus   25–30   Fraikin BM Granollers Skanderborg Fælled, Skanderborg
Attendance: 1,600
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
T. Arnoldsen, Petersen 6 (13–16) Gurri Aregay 8
 3×  Report   3× 

21 March 2023
20:45
SL Benfica   26–39   SG Flensburg-Handewitt Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2, Lisbon
Attendance: 890
Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB)
Semedo 5 (10–21) Jakobsen 9
 4×  Report   3× 
28 March 2023
18:45
SG Flensburg-Handewitt   33–28   SL Benfica Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 3,364
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Johannessen 6 (19–16) Grigoraș 5
 1×  Report   2× 

21 March 2023
20:45
Valur   29–36   Frisch Auf Göppingen Origo-höllin, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1,805
Referees: Erdoğan, Özdeniz (TUR)
Magnússon 8 (13–17) Gulliksen 10
 2×  Report   2× 
28 March 2023
20:45
Frisch Auf Göppingen   33–31   Valur EWS Arena, Göppingen
Attendance: 3,400
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Malus 6 (18–15) Jónsson 11
  2×  Report   2× 

21 March 2023
18:45
HC Motor   23–27   RK Nexe Castello Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany[note 1]
Attendance: 1,583
Referees: Mandák, Rudinský (SVK)
three players 5 (8–13) Vejin 7
  4×  Report  2× 
28 March 2023
18:45
RK Nexe   27–29   HC Motor OS Kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Severec 8 (9–16) Turchenko 7
  2×  Report   4× 

21 March 2023
20:45
Kadetten Schaffhausen   38–32   Ystads IF BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1,049
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Ríkharðsson 14 (21–17) Andersson 8
  6×  Report  5× 
28 March 2023
18:45
Ystads IF   25–27   Kadetten Schaffhausen Ystad Arena, Ystad
Attendance: 1,212
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Fernebrand, Kalstrup 5 (9–14) Ríkharðsson 8
  1×  Report   3× 

21 March 2023
18:45
Skjern Håndbold   23–28   Füchse Berlin Skjern Bank Arena, Skjern
Attendance: 3,264
Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP)
R. Rasmussen 5 (11–14) Weber 9
  2×  Report   2× 
28 March 2023
20:45
Füchse Berlin   38–32   Skjern Håndbold Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 4,524
Referees: Covalciuc, Covalciuc (MDA)
Weber 8 (21–18) Bergholt 11
  5×  Report   4× 

Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals first legs were played 11 April 2023, while the second legs followed on 18 April 2023.[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sporting CP   62–63   Montpellier HB 32–32 30–31
Fraikin BM Granollers   65–58   SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–31 35–27
Frisch Auf Göppingen   63–50   RK Nexe 32–23 31–27
Kadetten Schaffhausen   61–63   Füchse Berlin 37–33 24–30
11 April 2023
20:45
Sporting CP   32–32   Montpellier HB Pavilhão João Rocha, Lisbon
Attendance: 1,931
Referees: Horváth, Marton (HUN)
F. Costa, M. Costa 7 (18–17) Y. Lenne 7
  6×  Report   5× 
18 April 2023
20:45
Montpellier HB   31–30   Sporting CP FDI Stadium, Montpellier
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Boričić, Marković (SRB)
Bos 7 (16–14) Salvador 8
  4×  Report   2×  1× 

11 April 2023
18:45
Fraikin BM Granollers   30–31   SG Flensburg-Handewitt Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,541
Referees: Lončar, Lončar (CRO)
García Robledo, Salinas 6 (14–17) Jakobsen 9
Report   2× 
18 April 2023
20:45
SG Flensburg-Handewitt   27–35   Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 2,718
Referees: Carmaux, Mursch (FRA)
Jakobsen 6 (12–16) Faruk 10
  1×  Report  3× 

11 April 2023
20:45
Frisch Auf Göppingen   32–23   RK Nexe EWS Arena, Göppingen
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Andorka, Hucker (HUN)
Gulliksen, Schiller 7 (15–9) Kević 7
  4×  Report   3× 
18 April 2023
18:45
RK Nexe   27–31   Frisch Auf Göppingen OS Kralja Tomislava, Našice
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Kević 8 (12–13) Šarac 6
 3×  Report  4× 

11 April 2023
18:45
Kadetten Schaffhausen   37–33   Füchse Berlin BBC-Arena, Schaffhausen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Mitrevski, Todorovski (MKD)
Ríkharðsson 15 (19–18) Andersson 7
  5×  Report   6× 
18 April 2023
18:45
Füchse Berlin   30–24   Kadetten Schaffhausen Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 7,911
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Gidsel 10 (17–15) Ríkharðsson 6
  1×  1×  Report  5× 

Final four

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The final four was held at the Campushalle in Flensburg, Germany on 27 and 28 May 2023.[5] The draw for the semifinals was held on 20 April 2023.[6]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May
 
 
  Montpellier HB29
 
28 May
 
  Füchse Berlin35
 
  Füchse Berlin36
 
27 May
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
  Fraikin BM Granollers31
 
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen29
 
Third place
 
 
28 May
 
 
  Montpellier HB29
 
 
  Frisch Auf Göppingen33

Semifinals

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27 May 2023
15:30
Montpellier HB   29–35   Füchse Berlin Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Martins, Martins (POR)
Bos, Y. Lenne 6 (16–16) Lindberg 8
 7×  Report  3× 

27 May 2023
18:00
Fraikin BM Granollers   31–29   Frisch Auf Göppingen Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Gurri Aregay 9 (16–18) Kozina, Šarac 5
  4×  Report   4× 

Third place game

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28 May 2023
15:30
Montpellier HB   29–33   Frisch Auf Göppingen Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Bolic, Hurich (AUT)
Bos 7 (17–16) Schiller 6
 4×  Report  4×  1× 

Final

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28 May 2023
18:00
Füchse Berlin   36–31   Fraikin BM Granollers Campushalle, Flensburg
Attendance: 4,300
Referees: Madsen, Mortensen (DEN)
Andersson 8 (16–12) García Robledo, Salinas 7
  2×  Report   4× 

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, HC Motor played its home match at neutral venue.

References

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  1. ^ "Graz and Flensburg to host this season's EHF European League Finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Last 16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Quarter-finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  5. ^ "EHF European League Finals". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Semi-finals drawn for EHF FINALS men". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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